CM 20, no. 149 (P551753)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032152

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (transfer of property)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (transfer of property)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.03+.03.--
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026912 (composite) (P573163)	S026912	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P551753
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P551753

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Egibi
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 032152
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 1879

References

primary: CM 20, no. 149

[Wunsch2000CM20] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2000. Das Egibi Archiv. Band 1, Die Felder Und Gärten. Cuneiform Monographs (Groningen 20. Gronningen : Styx Publications.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 87

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-15 at 16:51:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-28 at 19:35:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-25 at 13:41:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-27 at 13:29:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-22 at 13:04:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-13 at 10:22:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 149 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551753.

CM 20, no. 149 artifact entry (No. P551753). (2025, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551753 (Original work published 2024)

CM 20, no. 149 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551753 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551753},
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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 149 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551753.

CM 20, no. 149 artifact entry (No. P551753). (2025, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551753 (Original work published 2024)

CM 20, no. 149 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551753 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551753},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P551753
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CM 20, no. 149 artifact entry
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